Tong Kang — Architect & Full-Stack Developer

I am a software engineer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and data platforms. Since 2015, I have served as a Software Architect, leading technical design for internet business platforms and large-scale data platforms across multinational corporations including CI&T, Ping An Technology, ZTE, QAD, and BDNA. I am proficient in solving distributed consistency challenges and handling massive high-concurrency business data. I have rich cross-cultural technical communication experience and use English as a working language for global team collaboration. I am currently seeking a worldwide remote full-time or part-time position.

What I Can Do for Customers

• Design technical solutions for microservices architectures and manage project risks.
• Deliver high-quality coding work in Java, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Go.
• Build and fine-tune pre-trained AI models for specific business domains.
• Architect and implement big data platforms using Spark, Hadoop, and Flink.
• Design cloud-native solutions on AWS and Azure.
• Build enterprise-grade DevOps and continuous delivery platforms (Harness, Kubernetes, Terraform).

Technical Skills

Programming Languages & Frameworks

• Master in Java, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Go.
• Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Next.js, Flask, Pandas.

Microservices & Cloud

• Microservices architecture, Service Mesh, HashiCorp stack.
• AWS: DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, Kinesis, EKS, CloudFormation, RDS.
• Azure: Active Directory, CosmosDB, AKS.

Data Processing & AI

• Big Data: Spark, Hadoop, Flink.
• AI/ML: Hugging Face Transformers, model fine-tuning for business domains.

DevOps & Harness Engineering

• Harness CD/CI, GitOps, Feature Flags, Chaos Engineering, STO.
• Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Terraform, Helm.

Work Experience

• CI&T (2021–Present) — Architect. Remote collaboration with global teams (Brazil, Poland, Japan, China) for clients including Unilever, Budweiser, and Panasonic. Led big data platform, IoT, and smart manufacturing projects. Expert in Harness Engineering.
• Ping An Technology (2018–2020) — Technical Expert. Architected the Smart City Open Platform, managing a 20-person backend team. Integrated blockchain for citizen data integrity.
• ZTE Corporation (2017) — Technical Expert. Designed supply chain finance platform architecture using Hyperledger Fabric.
• CITIC Network Technology (2014–2017) — Technical Expert. Architected the Bank of Ningbo Fund Management System using Spring Cloud microservices.
• QAD (2011–2014) — Java Engineer. MRP system development in an American-style agile team with English as the working language.
• BDNA (2010–2011) — Java Engineer. Developed the BDNA Data Standardization System using C#, SQL Server, and Oracle.
• Pacific Dunlop (2008–2010) — ERP System Development Engineer. Java-based ERP maintenance and SQL report development.

Featured Projects

Panasonic Smart Manufacturing Platform (SMP)

A large-scale industrial manufacturing operations system with 100+ microservices, deployed across Azure global regions and Panasonic’s on-premises data centers worldwide. I served as the Platform Architect, leading global technical collaboration and designing the .NET 6 Clean Architecture microservices, Kafka-based event bus, and service mesh governance.

Unilever Smart Home IoT Platform

An IoT system for controlling air purifiers via mobile apps (iOS/Android). The backend runs serverless on AWS using Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, and AWS IoT Core. Integrated with Gigya, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and AI-powered customer service. Awarded Best Project of 2023.

Budweiser Marketing Data Application System

A data application system on Azure (AKS / Cosmos DB) for secondary computation and application of marketing data. Governed through microservices with unified data injection standards.

iShenzhen Citizen Service Platform

A unified citizen service APP for Shenzhen built on Spring Cloud microservices and a Flink/HBase data platform. Integrated blockchain (One Account Chain) for immutable credential storage.

Python Data Processing Pipelines

An open-source Python project to run data pipelines similar to GitHub Actions. Check out the repository for more details.

Super App with Mini-programs Example

This project is built with microservices using Spring Cloud. Visit white paper page for more details.